The Baron’s Fokker Vs Snoopy’s Doghouse

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:12 am

Decals added

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:40 am

You've got to hand it to Harry the Hun, they certainly had a flair for the dramatic colour scheme

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:53 am

What a ridiculous looking wing set up; five wings is quite silly, really
There is no rear support for the top wing, might have to add something in like a brace

Someone was smoking something funny when they designed this

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:01 am

Weapons are loaded!

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:15 am

Very cool. Is that 5.56 or 7.62mm pew-pew, pew-pew?

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:21 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:15 am Very cool. Is that 5.56 or 7.62mm pew-pew, pew-pew?

Snoopy’s large calibre done for comedic effect

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:23 pm

Sunday Funnies

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:52 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:23 pm Sunday Funnies

Poor old Snoops. Any more screw ups and they'll have him flying cargo planes full of rubber dog**** out of Hong Kong!

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:21 pm
Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:15 am Very cool. Is that 5.56 or 7.62mm pew-pew, pew-pew?
Snoopy’s large calibre done for comedic effect

Tis the American way. Why use a grenade if you've got an F15 with a 1000lb J-DAM orbiting at 25,000 feet!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:02 pm

This is something maybe we can all work on during a Fall Figure Fest sig…painting skin and faces
Likely my weakest area of modelling

So for the Baron, I primed black…difficult to cover later as it turns out
Light flesh tone and let it dry. Then normal and shadow flesh tones

Chin is the light flesh tone still

Working in the other two tones

I think the black primer is good on a small figure with lots of nooks and crannies in their outfit, but for a big honking head, I wished I had done more of a reddish/pink skin human tone as background

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:21 am

Ordered this to try and light up the planes
Will see how it goes…exposé when it arrives

cor · Post by **cor** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:00 am

are they wirelessly connected lights?

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:11 pm

cor wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:00 am are they wirelessly connected lights?

Yes
Induction LED ball lights
Power driven by the copper ring, like those wireless phone chargers

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:23 pm

Ok well this is happening

Re-lacing the spokes on the wheels ; twelve one direction and then twelve the other direction

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:22 am

A little before vs after for one back side

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:56 am

Good work on the wheel(s)...

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:43 am

That's wheely good work!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:29 pm

Sunday Funnies

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:59 am

Cant beat Peanuts. Always good for a chuckle, thanks.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:36 am

I got my light set today…no power cord

I need a usb or wall unit like this one…will hunt the house

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:40 am

Finished off one wheel spoke lacing. Test fitting wheels loose
This was a bit harder as the tires are on the rims, so I had to angle the spokes into place and it made placement much more difficult than a free open center hub. But it got done.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:51 am

I refined my hold down for the spoke jig
This was a leather washer and then I dropped that midddle metal screw part on the floor and lost it!

Got the lathe working and made a brass screw with a threaded tube soldered through it so it that can be used either way around

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:51 am

Those spoked wheels are so damn cool!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:17 am

Finally found a power source powerful enough to drive the lights

If you lift the ring, the lights dim quickly and go out fully at 2cm from it.
I will get a video up of that in a bit

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:03 am

This how I see you

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:28 am

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:03 am This how I see you

Oh killer funny, love this character!!!

Great Scott! It works!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:31 am

Sunday Funny

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:37 pm

Just doing some serious catching up - this is superb work.

I love the woodwork, especially on the prop and the engine looks superb.

Re-spoking the wheels is just insanity but the results look great - I wouldn't let the minions loose on them!

Looking forward to the next update now I'm all caught up

P.S. Ref priming for flesh tones see if you can find a dark brown tone as that'll help act as a shadow coat for the flesh tones

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:52 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:37 pm Just doing some serious catching up - this is superb work.

I love the woodwork, especially on the prop and the engine looks superb.

Re-spoking the wheels is just insanity but the results look great - I wouldn't let the minions loose on them!

Looking forward to the next update now I'm all caught up

P.S. Ref priming for flesh tones see if you can find a dark brown tone as that'll help act as a shadow coat for the flesh tones

Thank you for all of that mate
Re-spoking wheels is so easy, I will have to do a little video of it for our Forum tutorial section
Dark brown base would be an interesting start for flesh

Precisely the reason we want to do:

Fantastic Fall Figure Fiesta October 1- December 31st

I know I sound like a constant advert

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun May 05, 2024 5:54 am

Sunday came and trashed me out again
Some funnies

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 06, 2024 2:35 am

Couple hours on a rainy Sunday afternoon, got another half wheel spokes
I filmed some segments, so maybe a video

Drilling holes in the hub

Black line is the center line between two offset spoke holes

First twelve spokes in, doing the crossover twelve now

Finished all twenty four

Test fit

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon May 06, 2024 8:40 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:52 pm Fantastic Fall Figure Fiesta October 1- December 31st

Nice progress on the wheels - they really do look very tidy

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 07, 2024 5:04 am

Baron inspects his kite so far

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Tue May 07, 2024 6:38 am

Jawohl!

I sink ze airplane is satisfactory. Time for some sport viz ze Englanders!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 07, 2024 5:19 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:38 am Jawohl!

I sink ze airplane is satisfactory. Time for some sport viz ze Englanders!

The figure is kind of funny considering the Red Baron was 26 yrs old or so when he was shot down, a strapping gent in the prime of his life
Certainly not an old scraggly balding guy with an eye piece...looks more like me!
Stereotypic cartoon I suppose

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Tue May 07, 2024 7:35 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 5:19 pm
Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:38 am Jawohl!

I sink ze airplane is satisfactory. Time for some sport viz ze Englanders!

The figure is kind of funny considering the Red Baron was 26 yrs old or so when he was shot down, a strapping gent in the prime of his life
Certainly not an old scraggly balding guy with an eye piece...looks more like me!
Stereotypic cartoon I suppose

I think they were looking for 'zany' and the crazy old guy was a better idea than a caricature of the red baron himself.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:33 am

Ahh I missed Sunday…too much yard work outside.
Monday night funnies
Wheels are all done and painted, just drying

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed May 15, 2024 4:46 am

Ok some steps forward

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed May 15, 2024 5:43 pm

That is just so friggin cool!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu May 16, 2024 4:05 pm

Yep that's looking great with the wheels on and the Baron in the cockpit.

Ref the figure he looks a bit like a caricature of the German from "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" to me... but the memory may be playing tricks on me...

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu May 16, 2024 4:56 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:05 pm Yep that's looking great with the wheels on and the Baron in the cockpit.

Ref the figure he looks a bit like a caricature of the German from "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" to me... but the memory may be playing tricks on me...

Ahh yes I remember that one. Crazy guy with moustache

RangerNeil · Post by **RangerNeil** » Fri May 17, 2024 4:46 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:56 pm
Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:05 pm Yep that's looking great with the wheels on and the Baron in the cockpit.

Ref the figure he looks a bit like a caricature of the German from "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" to me... but the memory may be playing tricks on me...
Ahh yes I remember that one. Crazy guy with moustache

Gert Frobe was the actor - "Everyzing can done by reading ze manual" - accompanied by the sound of an Oompah band ...

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun May 19, 2024 11:52 pm

Sunday comes around again

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 27, 2024 12:59 am

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 27, 2024 1:00 am

Oh, and this guy is done
Snoopy diorama to follow later

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Mon May 27, 2024 6:41 am

Well, its ok, I guess.

If you like that sort of thing.

Its as funny as it is brilliant. As usual you've taken a decent kit and absolutely produced a beauty. The extra work you do is so far removed from my own hobby experience but I can still appreciate and boggle at the magic you add.

Great for the forum too

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 27, 2024 3:13 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 6:41 am Well, its ok, I guess.

If you like that sort of thing.

Its as funny as it is brilliant. As usual you've taken a decent kit and absolutely produced a beauty. The extra work you do is so far removed from my own hobby experience but I can still appreciate and boggle at the magic you add.

Great for the forum too

Haha Thanks you have been great moral support
I seem to get bored of a build as I get close to the finish…that’s how I know I am almost done